March Madness 2023: Where is Creighton University?

Creighton has become an NCAA Tournament fixture of the past decade, sending several players to the NBA. But for some basketball fans, the university is still a complete unknown.

After a 21-12 season and a third-place finish in the Big East, Creighton made the NCAA Tournament this season as a No. 6 seed. They’ll face No. 11 seed NC State Friday at 4:00 p.m. FiveThirtyEight’s projection model gives them a 79 percent chance of advancing out of the first round and an 11 percent chance of advancing out of the South Region to make the Final Four.

Creighton has been in the tournament more often than not over the past few years, with several alumni carving out lengthy NBA careers. But while people may be familiar with the basketball program they might not know a ton about the actual university, including where it actually is.

Where is Creighton University located?

Creighton University is in Omaha, Nebraska. The college was founded in 1878 as a private Jesuit college and had roughly 9,000 students as of 2015. The name comes from Mary Lucretia Creighton who gifted the money for the college’s founding in her will, establishing the college in honor of her late husband Edward Creighton.

Creighton University basketball NCAA Tournament history

Creighton basketball rose to prominence as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference, winning 15 regular-season titles and 12 conference tournament titles before leaving for the Big East before the 2013 season.

Creighton has made 24 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including seven in the past 10 years since joining the Big East. They’ve won their opening-round game eight times and advanced as far as the Sweet Sixteen in 2021.

Among the alumni of their basketball team, you’ll find well-known current and former NBA players Paul Silas, Benoit Benjamin, Rodney Buford, Kyle Korver, Anthony Tolliver and Doug McDermott.